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Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Feb 20, 2005
- Location
- Right here.
I find no reason to believe that Reverend Dabney would lie about Stockdale telling him this, and also cannot think of a reason to doubt Stockdale
They were both implacable foes of Reconstruction, so there is more than ample reason to doubt them.
The entire lost cause myth was a huge lie, so both of them got used to not telling the truth.